Mr Haematocrit
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I wear a Helmet myself although have no issue with those who do not wish to do so.
When making this choice I reviewed helmet standards and selected a Helmet which passes the SNELL certification. (Specialized S-Works Team Prevail)
In the early 1990s, market research suggested that in excess of 90% of the cycle helmets sold in the UK were certified to the Snell B-90 standard, at that time the most stringent cycle helmet standard in the world. In 1998, Head Protection Evaluations (HPE), conducted a test programme for the Consumers Association (reported in Which? October 1998) to assess cycle helmets available in the UK. By that year all of the helmets were labelled to EN1078. The results showed that, with only one or two exceptions, the helmets tested were quite incapable of meeting the higher Snell B-90 standard, to which many of the models had been previously certified.
So I'm curious from the helmet wearing cyclists, what made you select your helmet? - was it price? or Comfort? or the safety standards which it meets?
Does your Helmet meet the Snell standards and if not, does it bother you that your helmet is not considered safe by the highest testing standard currently available?
Would you consider not wearing a helmet if yours was not considered safe?
You can check Snell certified products at the following URL :-
http://www.smf.org/cert
When making this choice I reviewed helmet standards and selected a Helmet which passes the SNELL certification. (Specialized S-Works Team Prevail)
In the early 1990s, market research suggested that in excess of 90% of the cycle helmets sold in the UK were certified to the Snell B-90 standard, at that time the most stringent cycle helmet standard in the world. In 1998, Head Protection Evaluations (HPE), conducted a test programme for the Consumers Association (reported in Which? October 1998) to assess cycle helmets available in the UK. By that year all of the helmets were labelled to EN1078. The results showed that, with only one or two exceptions, the helmets tested were quite incapable of meeting the higher Snell B-90 standard, to which many of the models had been previously certified.
So I'm curious from the helmet wearing cyclists, what made you select your helmet? - was it price? or Comfort? or the safety standards which it meets?
Does your Helmet meet the Snell standards and if not, does it bother you that your helmet is not considered safe by the highest testing standard currently available?
Would you consider not wearing a helmet if yours was not considered safe?
You can check Snell certified products at the following URL :-
http://www.smf.org/cert
The testing standards didn't come into the decision
Not the only reason though.
